Ceratophyllidae is a
family
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of
flea
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s. Its members are
parasites
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of mainly
rodent
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s and
bird
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s. It contains two
subfamilies
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, one containing over 40
genera
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, and the other just three.
Subfamily
Ceratophyllinae
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Aenigmopsylla''
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Aetheca''
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Amalaraeus''
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Amaradix''
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Amphalius''
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Baculomeris''
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Brevictenidia''
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Callopsylla''
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Ceratophyllus''
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Citellophilus''
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Dasypsyllus''
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Eumolpianus''
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Glaciopsyllus''
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Hollandipsylla''
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Igioffius''
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Jellisonia''
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Kohlsia''
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Libyastus''
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Macrostylophora''
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Malaraeus''
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Margopsylla''
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Megabothris''
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Megathoracipsylla''
Subfamily Ceratophyllinae (continued)
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Mioctenopsylla''
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Myoxopsylla''
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Nosopsyllus''
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Opisodasys''
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Orchopeas''
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Oropsylla''
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Paraceras''
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Paramonopsyllus''
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Pleochaetis''
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Plusaetis''
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Rostropsylla''
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Rowleyella''
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Smitipsylla''
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Spuropsylla''
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Syngenopsyllus''
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Tarsopsylla''
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Thrassis''
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Traubella''
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Psittopsylla''
Subfamily
Dactylopsyllinae
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Dactylopsylla''
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Foxella''
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Spicata''
References
Insect families
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